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Microsoft has been in the news a lot recently in the run up to the launch of the Tablet PC on 7 November. But this is only one strand in its drive to get the PC off your desktop, and into every room in your home.

When Creative Labs Inc. launched the Audigy sound card towards the end of last year it raised the bar for PC audio. With the announcement Tuesday of its latest release, the Audigy 2, it hopes to do the same again.

Panasonic's SV-AV10 squeezes masses of functionality into its tiny shell. This digital camera measures 27x88x50mm and weighs 98g, but it can capture still and moving images and voice recordings, as well as acting as an MP3 player.

It's fair to say that iFinger is one of those tools that you never knew you needed. And once you start using this electronic reference utility, it will become either invaluable or infuriating, depending on the nature of your work.

Corel Corp. has launched the latest version of its graphics suite, CorelDraw 11. This is the first time the package has been launched simultaneously on both Mac and PC platforms and supports both Mac OS 10 and Windows XP out of the box.

Not content with dominating the graphics chipset market, nVidia has now branched out into the software industry, releasing its own graphics programming language, Cg. The C stands for the C programming language, which it is similar to, while the g is ...

PalmSource, the developer of the Palm OS, has come close to announcing when it will ship the final code for version five of the software to developers and manufacturers - "early summer," which the company says means within weeks rather than months.

PalmSource, the developer of the Palm OS, has come close to announcing when it will ship the final code for version five of the software to developers and manufacturers - "early summer," which the company says means within weeks rather than months.

The screen was particularly good. It is bright and visible from most angles, however heat is an issue, particularly around the Windows button on the front, and on the back where the battery housing is located.

My first impression after unboxing the Q702 is that it is a nice looking unit. Styling is somewhat minimalist but very effective. The tablet part, once detached, has a nice weight, and no buttons or switches are located in awkward or intrusive positions.

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